In the children's love for fast food to blame Mom

For some children, the so-called 'junk food' smell particularly delicious. Scientists explain the phenomenon that the mother of these children during pregnancy addicted to junk food.

A team of US scientists from the University of Colorado found that pregnancy diet women influence the formation of taste preferences of the child, especially his perception of certain odors and flavors. Moreover, this diet even determines the shape of the brain of the future baby.

That is why the age of children is increasingly involve those foods that once consumed their mothers. "Our study once again emphasize the crucial importance healthy eating   during pregnancy - said study author Dr. Josephine Todrank. - If pregnant women drink alcohol, their children will be attracted to alcohol because the emerging fruit generates and stores any information received from the mother. And if the mother prefers healthy foods, then her child will stick to it. "

These data were obtained during observations of mice. Tastes pregnant mice appeared to directly affect the diet of their children. And moms diet to change the system of smell in mice, and they started to smell certain foods more tempting and tasty than others.

At the same time, scientists also noticed that pregnancy diet x mice and influence on the shape of the brain in the process of its development, which was quite a surprise to scientists discovery. How long have pups saved taste preferences of mothers, scientists have not identified.

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